15062025-ATR-01.qxd 6/14/2025 11:16 PM Page 1 c m y b Amritsar tribune FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY FOUR ARRESTED IN ATTEMPTTO-MURDER CASE FILMMAKER IMTIAZ ALI, DILJIT TEAM UP AGAIN CELEBS REFLECT ON TIMELESS LESSONS FROM THEIR FATHERS Three months after a firing incident Amritsar Cantonment police have arrested four persons. P2 Fimlmaker Imtiaz Ali’s new film with actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh will be released in theatres in April 2026. P4 Father's Day isn’t just a calendar date it's a deeply personal celebration of love and lifelong lessons. P4 » » » MAX 44°C | MIN 30°C YESTERDAY MAX 43°C | MIN 30°C SUNSET SUNDAY 7.20 PM SUNRISE MONDAY 5.23 AM SUNDAY | 15 JUNE 2025 | AMRITSAR Sidhu’s visit to city triggers speculation over his future Will reappear in the comedy show after a gap of six years Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service BSF jawans and police personnel with the seized contraband. BSF, police seize heroin, ammunition Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, June 14 The BSF and the police in a joint search operation at two different places in border area in Khalra sector recovered heroin and parts of a pistol with ammunition on Friday. The BSF and the police in a joint information said that during a search operation in a farming field adjacent to Van Tara Singh village, a packet containing 507 grams of heroin and 76 grams of packing material was removed from under soil. The joint party of BSF jawans and cops during the search in the evening recovered a pistol without slide and barrel, and two magazines from the farming field adjacent to Dal village. The weapon was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape and a metal wire loop was also found attached to it. Swift action by the BSF and Punjab Police on precise inputs helped successfully thwarted a few more nefarious attempts of cross border narco-terror syndicate. The Khalra police have registered cases under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and the Arms Act. Amritsar, June 14 After gaining re-entry in the Kapil Sharma show, Navjot Singh Sidhu today visited Amritsar, signalling his political ambition in the next state assembly election. Sidhu will reappear in the comedy show after a gap of six years. He is expecting a similar comeback in politics now. Cricket fans are enthused that they managed to see the former Indian cricketer and cricket commentator, known for power-packed description and catchy one-liners, while watching cricket fixtures but the electorate of Amritsar East assembly segment are not fortunate enough. Talking to mediapersons, Sidhu said, “It is not a new role as I have been pursuing politics for a long time. To earn a living for the family in the right way, I have been making efforts. The day Noni, referring to his wife Dr Navjot Singh Sidhu addresses mediamen in Amritsar on Saturday. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, was to be taken overseas for treatment of cancer, I did not have enough money to foot the bills. It was so because I joined politics to provide clean governance to people and not to fill the pockets. The day somebody will ask me to work for the welfare of people, I will join him.” Accusing the erstwhile governments, he said, “All those governments which governed Punjab for the past three decades were run by the mafia, all protected mafia. Nobody gave the policies to lead the Punjabis.” About its solution, he said an honest person is required to kill this mafia. Without naming the AAP government, he said governments are being run by taking loans these days. He clarified that his mission is politics and Punjab is his love. His close political allies said he would certainly contest the forthcoming election. About his long awaited visit to his constituency, they informed that ward leaders visited and interacted with him. These days, Sidhu is staying in the city and could visit the constituency anytime. The electorate of his home constituency have been waiting for the former PPCC president of whom 32,929 had voted in the 2022 assembly election (coming second as AAP won the seat) and voted him to power in the 2017 election. He did not visit them after the 2022 election. He paid a visit today at a tea shop in the Civil Lines area but did not visit his home constituency. Similarly, a section of the local Congress leaders are irked at Sidhu for not canvassing for the Congress nominee from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, who won the election. Woman among 11 nabbed with heroin in Tarn Taran MC’s much-publicised stray dog sterilisation campaign comes under fire for poor implementation, irregularities Our Correspondent Amritsar, June 14 The much-publicised dog sterilisation drive initiated by the Municipal Corporation Amritsar (MCA) has come under fire for serious irregularities, poor implementation and lack of transparency. Despite official claims that over 27,000 stray dogs have been sterilised since 2022, there is no visual or documentary evidence to support these numbers, raising questions over the authenticity of the drive. Two Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres, one in Naraiangarh, Chheharta, and the other in Fatehgarh Shukarchak, were set up by the MCA to undertake sterilisation procedures. How- Tarn Taran, June 14 The police have arrested 11 persons, including a woman, with 711 gm of heroin, two pistols and three cartridges from different places of the city. The police said here on Saturday that a team of the city police led by SubInspector Gurvinder Singh arrested two carborne persons with 505 gm heroin, two pistols, including a Glock with no cartridge, and three cartridges. The police also impounded the car they were travelling in. Sub-Inspector Gurvinder Singh said the accused were arrested from the Jarmastpur village bridge on the night of June 11, but a case was registered on June 13. The accused, identified as Damanpreet Singh, alias Daman Lahoria, of Jandiala Guru and Nishan Singh of Khakh (Verowal) have been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropics Substance (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act. A team of the Patti police led by Sub-Inspector Manpreet Kaur on Friday arrested Chanan Singh and Kulwinder Kaur, residents of Ward No.13, Patti, with 105 gm of heroin. In another case, the Chabal police arrested Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Pakka Qilha locality at Chabal, with 58 gm of heroin. Besides, six persons have been arrested by the Sarai Amanat Khan police, the local Sadar police, Goindwal Sahib, Khalra and that of Patti Sadar with 43 gm of heroin on Friday. Cases under sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropics Substance (NDPS) Act have been registered in this regard. Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service As of now, only 10-20 dogs are sterilised per day against the original target of 50. ever, both centres lack CCTV cameras, and there is no mandatory videography of operations. As a result, there is no verifiable record that the procedures are being carried out as claimed. In the absence of monitoring, the civic body records the daily numbers on paper without ensuring actual on-ground verification. The municipal staff relies on the disposal of Extortion accused attacks cops, injured in retaliatory firing Pawan K Jaiswar removed reproductive organs (ovaries and fallopian tubes) as indirect proof of sterilisation, but even this process is bypassed, as these biological remains are immediately sent to biomedical waste disposal without inspection. Another issue plaguing the drive is gender disparity in operations. Fewer female dogs are sterilised due to higher procedural costs. While sterilising a male dog costs around Rs 1,100, the expense for a female dog rises to Rs 1,500 or more. This cost-cutting has led to more unsterilised female dogs giving birth, further aggravating the stray dog population. Mayor Jatinder Singh Moti Bhatia has now assured to review the project and make the required changes. “We will install CCTV cameras at all sterilisation centres and record videos of each operation. Dog shelter homes will also be set up for post-operative care,” he stated. He also announced the release of a new tender to accelerate the pace of the sterilisation drive and assured that he would personally monitor the process to ensure accountability. As of now, only 10-20 dogs are sterilised per day, against the original target of 50. However, experts warn that with over 50 puppies reportedly born daily, the Municipal Corporation must ramp up operations to 100 sterilisation procedures per day to effectively control the stray dog menace in the city. Day after 4.5 kg heroin seizure, two peddlers sent to police custody Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 14 The drug peddler, Gurbhej Singh, arrested by the AntiNarcotics Task Force, (ANTF), Amritsar Range, was in touch with Pakistan-based cross-border smuggler identified as Rana. He along with his accomplice Abhijeet Singh, alias Happy, of Mahal village was on Friday arrested from Bhalla Colony in Chheharta where he was currently living. They were going to deliver the drug consignment to an unidentified person on the directions of his Pakistanbased handler Rana. The duo was sent to police custody for three days by a local court for further investigations. Busting yet another crossborder smuggling racket, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (Amritsar Range) arrested Gurbhej and Abhijeet and confiscated 4.5 kg heroin and Rs 11 lakh drug money from their possession. The drug money was recovered from Bheja’s residence at Rattan Khurd village. Preliminary investiga- tions revealed that Rana was sneaking in the contraband in Indian territory using drones. Recently, he in coordination with Gurbhej had smuggled a heroin consignment. The latter had lured Abhijeet into the illegal drug trade for earning easy money. He had accompanied him for the first time for delivering the contraband. Both used to work as PVC panel fitting workers. Based on a reliable intelligence input, teams of the ANTF Border Range, Amrit, sar, conducted an operation and arrested the duo with the heroin consignment. Later during investigations, the police seized the drug money to the tune of Rs 11 lakh from the native village of Gurbhej Singh. The police had also impounded their scooter, which was without registration number. ANTF officials said duo was remanded in three-day police custody and further investigations were underway to burst the entire supply chain. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days, they added. Youth killed in road accident in Tarn Taran Our Correspondent Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 14 Akashdeep Singh, a resident of Mehta Chowk, was injured in a retaliatory fire by the police when he was taken to a spot for the recovery of a weapon here on Saturday. The incident occurred near Arjan Manga village. Sharing details, SSP (Amritsar Rural) Maninder Singh said several armed persons had fired at a sweetshop owned by Raman Taneja, a resident of Mehta, on April 23. In his complaint lodged with the police, he had stated that he was receiving extortion and threatening calls from a gangster, Jobanjeet Singh, alias Billa. He said he was sitting at his shop when three youths came on a bike and fired two gunshots at his shop and fled the scene. The police had registered a case of attempt to murder and under the Arms Act at the Mehta police station against Jobanjeet Singh. During the investigation, the police arrested four sus- SP Aditya Warrior along with other officials at the encounter spot at Arjan Manga village in Amritsar on Saturday. pects Daljeet Singh, alias Gora, Amandeep Singh, and Jugraj Singh. The fourth accused Akashdeep Singh, alias Akash, was arrested by the Batala police in a similar case and was currently lodged in Gurdaspur jail. Akashdeep was brought on production warrant from Gurdaspur jail and arrested in the case. During interrogation, he confessed to have hidden a Glock pistol near the Arjan Manga village drain. Upon his disclosure, he was taken to the spot for the recovery of the weapon. During the recovery, he pushed a police official and opened fire on the police party after taking out the concealed Glock pistol. The cops had a narrow escape. They acted swiftly and retaliated in self-defence leaving him injured in the leg. The police recovered the Glock pistol with magazine and a live cartridge. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment and a probe was on, said the SSP . c m y b Tarn Taran, June 14 A youth was killed on the spot in a road accident on the Amritsar-Khemkaran road (near Burj -165) here on Friday. Chabal police station Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Baj Singh said the deceased has been identified as Harash Liv (21), son of Heera Lal, a resident of Patti. An employee of an electronics company, the victim was on his way back after attending a work-related complaint at Khairdeenke village. Riding a motorcycle, when he reached near Burj – 165, a speeding vehicle hit him from the front. He received serious injuries and died on the spot. The Chabal police have registered a case under Sections 106 (2), 281 and 324 (2) of the BNS Act. The postmortem was conducted at the local Civil Hospital. Local students with faculty of a private academy after cracking the NEET exam in Amrtisar. City students crack NEET exam Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 14 Several medical aspirants from the city cracked the NEET 2025, results of which was declared today. Demonstrating extraordinary dedication and perseverance, the students have secured positions, making their families, mentors and the teachers proud. The names of some of these students are Shobneek Singh – 623 marks, Rudhrani Mahindru – 619 marks, Niharika – 577 marks, Sanjambir – 575 marks, Rashi – 575 marks, Gunsirat Kaur – 559 marks, Sehajpreet Singh – 535 marks, Vanshdeep Singh – 528 marks, Varinda – 527 marks, Mehakpuneet Kaur – 527 marks, Harnoor – 520 marks, Ranbir – 518 marks, Ramneek – 515 marks, Aryan Attri – 513 marks, Ruhani – 512 marks and Sahibpreet Kaur – 511 marks. The stellar performance reflects the relentless commitment of the students, the guidance of expert faculty. Studying in different schools, all these students were trained by a city-based pri- vate academy which created the supportive environment. The directors of the academy, Uttam Jeet Singh, Rishi Mehta, Ankit Dussad and Abhishek, extended their heartfelt congratulations to the achievers. “This is not just an academic success, it’s a celebration of dreams realised through dedication and hard work. Our students have made the city proud,” they shared. Special acknowledgment was also given to the parents for their unwavering support and trust in the institution’s vision.